William winkel



w. WINKBL. Bottle Stopper and Stopper Fastener.

No. 229,850. Patented July 13, 1880.

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ATTORNEY NYPErERs. PHOTO-LJTNOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON, D Q

UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM WINKEL, OF EAST NEW YORK, N. Y.

BOTTLE-STOPPER AND STOPPER-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 229,850, dated July 13,1880.

' Application filed November 20,1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WINKEL, of East New York, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bottle-Stoppers, of Which the following is aspecification.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent front and sideelevations of my improved bottle-stopper, showing the same in closedposition on the bottle. Fig. 3 is a side .elevation of the same, partlyin section through the stopper, shown in open position; and Figs. 4 and5 are respectively a top view of the lower cap-piece and a bottom viewof the upper cap-piece of the stopper.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of bottle-stopperswhich are permanently secured to the neck of the bottle for opening orclosing the same; and the invention consists of an axially-slidingneck-band and pivoted yoke, to which a compound stopper is hung, of sucha construction that by turning the yoke and upper cap-piece of the samethe lower cap-piece and rubber stopple are forced into the bottle-mouth,as will be more fully described hereinafter, and finally pointed out inthe claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bail or yoke of my improvedbottle-stopper. This bail is of the well-known U-shaped form, and ispivoted at its lower ends to eyes of the neck-band or wire B. Theneck-band B is so applied to the neck of the bottle, below the enlargedhead of the same, that it may be moved thereon axially around the neck,but not change its position upward or downward thereon. The bail or yokeAis of such height that it leaves between its upper transverse portionand the mouth of the bottle a sufficient space for the compound stopper0. i The stopper 0 is hung to the transverse portion of the yoke, so asto swing readily thereon, the top portion or upper cap-piece of thestopper being provided with an eye or perforation and with a diametricalgroove in line with the hole for the yoke.

The compound-stopper is made of three separate piecesof the uppercap-piece, a, which is hung to the yoke, the lower cap-piece, b, and therubber cap or stopple d. The upper cap-piece, a, is provided at itsunder side with downwardly-projecting lugs to at diametrically-oppositepoints, and with a fixed center pin, (0 that is firmly embedded into thecap-piece when casting it. The lower cap-piece, b, has a centralperforation, and is placed on the pin a of the upper cap-piece, so as toslide and turn thereon, it being retained on the pin by arim or head atthe lower end of the same, and by an enlargement of the central hole ofthe lower cap-piece, so that an interior shoulder, b, is formed in thelatter, as shown clearly in Fig.3. The upper side of the lower cappiece,b, is provided with two semicircular inclined planes, b and raised stopsb at the ends of the planes, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4. The rubbercap or .stopple d is retained on the lower cap-piece by being placedover a rim at the lower contracted portion of the latter.

The rubber stopple may be of any approved construction.

The stopper is operated for closing the bot tle as follows: The yoke isswung up until the stopper is vertically above the bottle-mouth. Thebottle is then held in one hand and the yoke taken hold of by the otherhand, and either bottle or yoke, or both, turned in opposite directionto each other. The lugs of the upper cap-piece are thereby compelled topass over the inclined planes of the lower cap-piece, and the latter isthereby forced along the cen ter pin down into the mouth of the bottleand secured by the central position of the yoke with the rubber stopplein a reliable and positive manner in the bottle-mouth.

For opening the bottle the operation is reversed, the rubber and lowercap piece re leased, and the stopper and yoke then easily thrown intoposition sidewise of the bottlemouth, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.2, in which position it is held without dangling for pouring out thecontents. The manipulation is readily understood'and the bottle quicklyopened or closed.

By increasing the degree of inclination of the planes of the lowercap-piece a greater pressure and a deeper forcing in of the stopper isobtained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In bottle-stoppers, the combination of anaxially-sliding neck-band and pivoted yoke with a compound stoppercomposed of an upper cap-piece, a lower cap-piece, and a rubber stopple,the upper cap-piece being hung to the yoke and provided with side lugs,the lower cap-piece being hung to a center pin of the upper cap-pieceand provided with inclines, and the stopple being applied to the lowercap-piece, so that by turning the upper cappiece by the yoke the lowercappiecc and stopple are forced down into the bottle-mouth,substantially as set forth.

2. In bottle-stoppers, a compound stopper made of an upper cap-piecehung to the yoke and provided with a perforation and center groove forthe same at the upper side, and with side lugs and a center pin at theunder side, and of a lower perforated cap-piece with rubber stopple, thelower cap-piece being retained on the center pin and provided withinclines and stops at the upper side, all substantially as described.

3. The combination of an axially-movable neck-band and pivoted yoke withan upper cap-piece hung to the yoke, said cap-piece having a fixedcenter pin and side lugs or stays, and with a lower cap-piece that isretained on the pin and provided with semicircnlar inclined planes andraised stops at the upper side, and with a rubber stopple at the underside, substantially as set forth.

4. In bottle-stoppers, a compound stopper made of an upper cap-piecewhich is hung to the pivoted yoke and provided with a center pin andside lugs of a centrally-perforated lower cap-piece that is retained onthe center pin of the upper cap-piece and provided with semicircularinclined planes and raised end stops at the upper side, and of a rubberstopple secured to the under side of the lower cappiece, substantiallyas described.

5. In bottle-stoppers, the combination, with an axially-turningneck-band and yoke, of a compound stopper the upper cap piece of whichis' hung to the yoke and adapted to turn therewith and with thevertically-mova- 5o ble lower cap-piece, and the rubber stopple, wherebythe lower cap1piece and slopple are forced into the bottle-mouth,substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 1st day of November, 1879;

WILLIAM WINKEL. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, AnoLPH DENG-LER.

